Kierstead Grondin   

Kierstead has graduated with her masters degree in Special Education from Simmons College. Her focus was in the area of Language and Literacy. Prior to that she earned her BS in Elementary/Special Education and BA in Communication from Keene State College. She performed her student teaching at Hillsboro-Deering Elementary in both special education and regular education classrooms.

Kierstead has attended workshops that included Discipline and Behavioral Intervention Procedures, Sexual Harassment & Bullying School Law, Mediation, and Assistive Technology. She also has certificates in LINKS, Project Read, and Wilson reading. She continues to seek new information in the area of reading comprehension and writing.

Kierstead came to the RSEC Academy in 2002 when she was hired as an English teacher. Kierstead demonstrates an innate and clear understanding regarding the gifts and challenges of language based disabilities, and is able to provide appropriate scaffolding for student success. In addition, Kierstead is involved in the community service program at the Academy. She helps motivate and guide students to be involved within their communities. She also works with the student government.